Come join Binah's Poetry Classes for children to connect words and language in a creative poetic way. Learn that we can experience words like a painter experiences paint. Metaphors, allusions, alliterations-finding ways to tap into our ability to create, while learning concrete skills.
Learn rhyme and rhythm
The instructor begins a line:
"I saw a man wearing a..."
Children complete it with rhyming words:
Hat
Mat
Children perform one poem in different emotions:
Happy 😊
Angry 😠
Excited 🤩
Sleepy 😴
Brave 🦁
The instructor gives three random words.
Example:
Sheep
Pizza
Thunder
Children have one minute to create a story or poem using all three.
Read a poem while acting it out.
Example actions:
Jump
Clap
Spin
Whisper
Roar
Choose one letter.
Example: B
Children think of words beginning with B and create a short poem.
Example:
Big brown bears
Bounce beside blue balloons.